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The Bean Scene is a monthly podcast hosted by Maxwell Schaeffer that goes beyond the headlines to find the stories worth telling—the farmers, thinkers and emerging voices shaping the future of Iowa’s soybean industry. Every episode blends personal storytelling with timely industry insights. Join us to explore where Iowa soy meets life. Expect candid conversations with farmers creating real on-farm solutions, leaders making an impact across the soybean industry and voices you haven't heard yet. Whether you're a farmer, an ag professional or just someone curious about where food, fuel and innovation come from—there's something here for you. The Bean Scene is proudly brought to you by the Iowa Soybean Association and the soybean checkoff, with new episodes dropping the first Tuesday of every month.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Bean Scene is a monthly podcast hosted by Maxwell Schaeffer that goes beyond the headlines to find the stories worth telling, the farmers, thinkers and emerging voices shaping the future of Iowa’s soybean industry. Every episode blends personal storytelling with timely industry insights. Join us to explore where Iowa soy meets life.
The Bean Scene is hosted by Iowa Soybean Association. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "What The Latest On-Farm Research Tells Us About Nitrogen Stabilizers" (20 October 2026, 22 minutes), "From Firefighting Foam to Frying Oil: Exploring New Uses with Cross Plains Solutions and the United Soybean Board" (6 October 2026, 29 minutes), and "Food Questions to Classroom Lessons - Influencing Iowa's Ag Literacy" (8 September 2026, 26 minutes).
The Bean Scene publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for The Bean Scene is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Bean Scene requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Bean Scene's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Bean Scene are Grain & Oilseed Farming. The Bean Scene has a business audience and around 1,200 subscribers on YouTube.
Iowa Soybean Association hosts The Bean Scene, a business podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Episode #2
Farmers invest heavily in nitrogen, but timing, weather and soil conditions can affect how much of it reaches the crop. Can using a nitrogen stabilizer help protect that investment? On this episode, Iowa Soybean...
Episode #1
From fighting fires to frying food, soybeans can take the heat. Coming to you from the Farm Progress Show, this episode of The Bean Scene explores how soy-based firefighting foam helps crews stretch their water supply...
Episode #6
How can we help consumers better understand agriculture? Sometimes it starts with a question about food, other times, it starts with a lesson in a classroom. At the Iowa State Fair, Lydia Zerby of the Iowa Food & Family...
Episode #5
August is National Water Quality Month, and we are celebrating by exploring an often-overlooked part of Iowa's water story: urban and rural collaboration. This episode follows Iowa's water upstream — from the treatment...
Episode #4
What do a dog park in Des Moines, a conference room in Colombia and a strip trial in Greene County all have in common? Soy innovation. Katie Dunlap of Paws & Pints opens the episode with a tour of Des Moines' beloved...
Episode #3
It's the start of summer in Iowa—the fields are growing, the ballparks are full and soybeans are doing more work than most people realize. Dr. Dirk Maier of the ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex kicks of this...
Episode #2
It’s National Egg Month — and on The Bean Scene , we’re following the journey of an Iowa soybean from the field to an egg on your breakfast plate. Erik Lightner, former CEO of Platinum Crush, opens the episode from one...
The Bean Scene
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the soybean checkoff, we’re bringing you a bonus episode of The Bean Scene! In this episode, Jerry Slocum shares the story behind how the soybean checkoff began. Jerry is a...
Episode #1
In this inaugural episode of The Bean Scene , hear from three leaders who are shaping the future of the soybean industry. Tom Halverson, CEO of CoBank, kicks off the episode with a breakdown of the structural economic...
The Bean Scene
Welcome to The Bean Scene podcast! Brought to you by the Iowa Soybean Association and the soybean checkoff, this podcast shares the stories of the farmers, leaders and innovators shaping the soybean industry. Join host...
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Division Chief - Positive Mindset & Emotional Intelligence, Elizabeth Fry Society Simcoe Muskoka
Iowa Food & Family Project
Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
Iowa Soybean Association
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